SANTA MONICA—The Venice-Dell-Pacific project could see funding after a two-thirds majority of voters approved Measure H during the Municipal Election on March 7.
Although 67.44 percent of voters from all Los Angeles County precincts voted in favor for the quarter-cent Los Angeles County sales tax to fund anti-homelessness programs, an estimate of 294,900 ballots still have to be counted, which could change the result.
The potential passing of the measure would assist city programs like the $2 billion Venice-Dell-Pacific project to receive financial resources needed to fund its plans to ease homelessness.
The project plans to turn the Dell-Pacific site, currently a city-owned parking lot, into a housing area for the homeless population.
Another proposed idea is 24-hour restroom access at Venice Beach. Los Angeles Councilman, Mike Bonin, who outlined the proposals for the project, planned to have more portable toilets to available to increase the number of bathroom facilities.
“We have to get folks housed and taken care of in order to protect our neighborhoods, and anything contrary to that is sticking your head in the sand or demagoguery — one of the two,” said Bonin.
The measure received several endorsements, including actress Kristen Bell, who appeared on a video for the Facebook page Yes on H. In the video, Bell mentioned the organization PATH, or People Assisting The Homeless, which aims to help homeless individuals move into permanent homes.
Bell stated, “It’s pretty incredible getting to hand people keys to a place that’s theirs and watch their second chance begin.”
